A week or so ago, some friends and I went for lunch, in the middle of the day, to a Wetherspoons. They ordered their food and drinks, and got asked for ID?! The only people not to get asked were Pete, who was the only person buying beer, and myself who joined them a bit later. We are all 20/21 years old.

I'm just really confused as to why they would ID a bunch of 20 year olds, for buying food and soft drinks in the middle of the day? Would they have refused us service had we not had ID with us?

Does anyone have any idea as to why this could be? If anyone out there works for Wetherspoons I'm just curious.

i got IDd in virgin megastores buying a 15 film (im 18) so i gave him my driving license, which you cant even get till your 16, and he stood there for ages trying to work out the date!! i just stood there laughing!

I got ID'd at the door and then again at the bar yesterday, at this bar/eatery. When I got Id'd at the bar, I showed it then this drunk middle-aged woman sitting alone at the bar leaned right next to me and said: "Don't worry ll-love, you'll be grateful when your oohlder HAGAHA"

(Original post by dddd)
I got ID'd at the door and then again at the bar yesterday, at this bar/eatery. When I got Id'd at the bar, I showed it then this drunk middle-aged woman sitting alone at the bar leaned right next to me and said: "Don't worry ll-love, you'll be grateful when your oohlder HAGAHA"

I got ID'es buying Chips at some random pub near a mates house, no chain pub. i didn't even get a drink not even a water lol just chips, i was like, well i have no id on me (which i didn't) except my credit card, whcih you can't get untl you are 18, she was like i know that but i can't accept it, but you can have your chips lol! such a random lol

Wetherspoons' security have an 'ID everyone' policy, meaning anybody who could even remotely be under 18. It's an 18+ door policy, although they allow kids in with their parents before about 5pm. You should see one of the cocktail bars we go to. I see people who are obviously 30 getting ID'd in there.